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Potassium ferricyanide
Names
IUPAC name
Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
Other names
Red prussiate of Potash,
Prussian red,
Potassium ferricyanide
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 13746-66-2 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
ChEBI
  • CHEBI:30060
ChemSpider
  • 24458 ☒N
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.916 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 237-323-3
Gmelin Reference
21683
PubChem CID
  • 26250
RTECS number
  • LJ8225000
UNII
  • U4MAF9C813 checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID9031939 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/6CN.Fe.3K/c6*1-2;;;;/q6*-1;+3;3*+1 ☒N
    Key: BYGOPQKDHGXNCD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1S/6CN.Fe.3K/c6*1-2;;;;/q6*-1;+3;3*+1
    Key: BYGOPQKDHGXNCD-UHFFFAOYAG
SMILES
  • [K+].[K+].N#C[Fe-3](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N.[K+]
Properties
Chemical formula
K3[Fe(CN)6]
Molar mass 329.24 g/mol
Appearance deep red crystals, sometimes small pellets, orange to dark red powder
Density 1.89 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)
Boiling point decomposes
Solubility in water
330 g/L ("cold water")
464 g/L (20 °C)
775 g/L ("hot water")[1]
Solubility slightly soluble in alcohol
soluble in acid
soluble in water
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
+2290.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure
monoclinic
Coordination geometry
octahedral at Fe
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word
Warning
Hazard statements
H302, H315, H319, H332, H335
Precautionary statements
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
1
0
0
Flash point Non-flammable
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
2970 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Potassium ferrocyanide
Other cations
Prussian blue
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Potassium ferricyanide milled
Potassium ferricyanide when milled has lighter color

Potassium ferricyanide is the chemical compound with the formula K3[Fe(CN)6]. This bright red salt contains the octahedrally coordinated [Fe(CN)6]3− ion.[2] It is soluble in water and its solution shows some green-yellow fluorescence. It was discovered in 1822 by Leopold Gmelin.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kwong, H.-L. (2004). "Potassium Ferricyanide". In Paquette, L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. New York: J. Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X. hdl:10261/236866. ISBN 9780471936237.
  2. ^ Sharpe, A. G. (1976). The Chemistry of Cyano Complexes of the Transition Metals. London: Academic Press.
  3. ^ Gmelin, Leopold (1822). "Ueber ein besonderes Cyaneisenkalium, and über eine neue Reihe von blausauren Eisensalzen" [On a particular potassium iron cyanate, and on a new series of iron salts of cyanic acid]. Journal für Chemie und Physik (in German). 34: 325–346.
  4. ^ Ihde, A.J. (1984). The Development of Modern Chemistry (2nd ed.). New York: Dover Publications. p. 153.

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